Scientific Name: Gossypium hirsutum Cotton is used for nausea, fever, headache, diarrhea, dysentery, nerve pain, and bleeding.
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Saw Palmetto
Scientific Name: Serenoa repens Used as a supplement for prostate cancer.
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Scientific Name: Stevia rebaudiana Used as a sweetener.
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Scientific Name: Saccharum officinarum Tropical/Subtropical for sugar and ethanol uses.
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Scientific Name: Colocasia esculenta Taro is a food staple all over the world and believed to be one of the earliest cultivated vegetables.
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Scientific Name: Artemisia dracunculus Tarragon is used as a culinary herb, but also medicinally to aid digestion, water retention, and toothache.
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Scientific Name: Camellia sinensis Leaves and leaf buds are used to produce tea. Used in traditional Chinese medicine treat asthma.
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Scientific Name: Acmella oleracea The aerial parts contain spilanthol, which creates a numbing sensation and increases salivation when chewed.
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Scientific Name: Ocimum tenuiflorum sanctum Tulasi has been used for thousands of years in Ayurveda for its diverse healing properties, considered a tonic herb.
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Scientific Name: Curcuma longa Used in Aryuvedic medicine for treatment of indigestion and inflammatory ailments. Curcumin, a phenol derived from the plant has been the subject of numerous clinical trials for a range of diseases and is the source of the yellow coloring.
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